Mites

(Phylum Arthropoda>Class Arachnida>Order Acari)
Velvet Mite (Allothrombium sp.) Velvet Mite (Allothrombium sp.)
Orange Co., NC
13 Apr 2010

Large (for a mite), these velvet mites feed on insect eggs as adults. Several thousand species are reported to exist.


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